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Japanese prefer Christian weddings (Austin American-Statesman) - Although only 1 percent of the population is Christian, they like the look. TOKYO — Kumiko Amano is not a Christian, but had her heart set on having a Christian-style wedding.

Christian-Style Weddings In Non-Christian Japan (Hartford Courant) - Kumiko Amano is not a Christian but had her heart set on having a Christian-style wedding.

Tradition of kompang-making kept going at backyard of kampung house (The Star) - THE sound of kompangs is often heard in Malaysia at functions such as the Malay weddings, welcoming VIP guests or at football matches.

Profile | Jon M. Chu: Director makes his way (The Columbus Dispatch) - LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- Long before Jon M. Chu directed a $25 million Hollywood film, he was behind the camera in his native Los Altos, where he spent many weekend nights editing videos of weddings and other events.

A price to pay in Mexico for backing out at the altar (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Mexican brides and grooms who get cold feet before walking down the aisle will have to pay their significant other for the inconvenience, if a proposal by a local congressman is adopted.

Nigeria: Sharia Commission Knocks Human Rights Watch on Dressing, Marriage (AllAfrica.com) - The Bauchi State Sharia Commission has responded to the letter written by global rights watch dog, Human Rights Watch which sought the intervention of the Nigerian government in the case of 18 male youths arrested last year for dressing in female costumes and organizing same sex weddings.

Doggy Disneyland draws animals, owners by the pack (CNN.com) - ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) -- Degas had his ballerinas, Monet his water lilies. For Stephen Huneck, inspiration comes on four legs -- its teeth dug into a stick, or tugging on a piece of rope, or playing on a beach.

The Movie Nut (Moorpark Acorn) - 80th Academy Awards Remember "Four Weddings and a Funeral"? Oscar's picks this year in the Best Picture category might aptly be referred to as "Four Death Knells and a Birth." Man's darkly sinister inhumanity to man has a definitive thematic stranglehold.

Lucky or not, 07/07/07 is hot (The Columbus Dispatch) - It comes only once a century. So for the host of religious traditions that see the number seven as the most sacred digit, 07/07/07 is looking like the perfect day for everything from weddings to worldwide activism.

City throws lifeline to Riverside marina (The Indianapolis Star) - Indy Parks will renovate the vacant Riverside marina building, near 30th Street West and the White River, so it can be leased for weddings and other events.